Etymology

hereafter

here·af·ter
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Old English hēræfter
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhēræfter“in the aftertime; later on”
  2. English todayhereafter

From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

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